Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-23
RECESS WORK.
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, cations for pas ports; an appeal 10 the
case of an American citizen in prison in
E South Sea island; three claims against
foreigners in foreign lands, and requests
, for consular reports affecting the wool
industry in the Argentine Republic and
South Australia"
| Again the carriage moved away, and
: then stopped st the Department of JUS
t tiCe. Attorney General Garland smiled
as the Senator entered, and exclaimed:
"1our district attorney will be ap-
( pointed this week. Now, there. You are
plessed?"
$50 far so good" replied the Senator
"Now say the pardon Of that miserable
miscresnt with half a dozen little chill
| dren will issue and l will be happy. The
crime was of no consequence, aud it was
his first. L Will call again."
Secretary Fairchild was at his desk in
his private room, Treasury Department.
. The Senator's bundle of documents was
, appreciably diminished, but he got
good assortment of miscellaneous
matters from it. He presented further
, endorsements ofapplicants for positions in
the customs and internal revenue serv-
ices; petition from importers for an
amended ruling on certain imports, and q
, petition from exporters for an exactly
opposite ruling on the same matter; a
; memorial for ClemenCy from man who
had been arrested for counterfeiting in
| the manufacture OF plate advertisements;
claim for moieties by man who had
, pointed out vessel engaged in snug
CLING, and remOnStranCe against the APP
| pOintment Of 8 man to be SUPERINTENDENT
of @ government building under the
course of construction. Then the Sen
ator went into the Third Auditors office
and laid before him war claims of various
descriptiOHs-fOr horses, for forage,
bounty, ETC., and fastened away to the
! second comptroller TO see why the &C
count OF an army officer had not been ad-
justed.
"NOw, have but two rooms 10 visit in
! this department., sal the Senator. "and
| they are those OF the Superintendent of
the Life Saving Service and the Register.
. In the first will see if man cannot be
, paid something for assisting in the rescue
| OF ship a few years ago-his claim has
| been hanging tire-and in the Otner | will
, ascertain for school teacher when the
/. first bonds were registered, and in what
amount and how long they were to run"
These missions were more or less tech
niCGl in character, and the officers after
listening 10 the wants explained said they
would have replies ready in few days.
As we went up the steps to the Interior
Departments to see Secretary Lamar, the
Senator told me this place made him
more trouble than any other executive
branch of the government; that the cues
tons growing out Of land and Indian af-
fairs were most perplexing; that patents
were slOWest in development, and that
pensions were most numerous. Secretary
Lamar sighed as the Senator entered. and
said he was glad that he did not have to
deal with an Ottice-seeker this time.
NO." replied the Senator, "not an
office seeker, but an opinion hunter Here
are three of the most annoying questions
in reference to making proof of land en-
tries you have come in contact with since
you sat in that Chair. | want the highest
Judgment first, so there will be no appeal
And while l am at it / will present an ap-
peal on g question relating to an Indian
post leadership. Also a matter growing
out of an eleemOnsynary institution under
this department-the question of admit
ting } certain person."
Then the offices of the Com missioner
OF the General Land Office, Commissioner
of Patents and the Principal Examiner
were visited and the bundle of documents
reduced again.
''Now l have the most interesting part
OF my mission to perform" said the
Senator, as we passed down the high
steps and he cast bis glanCes across the
street to the PostoffiCe Department. "My
colleague and l are rasping each other
about some appointments in our state. l
have recommended certain men for
prominent postOffices and he is recon-
mending others | suspect that he is
using unfair means TO thwart me. l must
see all the papers he has filed In the de-
partment, and must do it without at
tracing attention.
We entered the room OF clerk having
charge of the papers relating to the post
offices and postmasters in one state
which the Senator was directly interested
in. The Senator asked to see all the
papers filed in certain cases, and they
were dumped out on q table. Quickly
he ran over them, making memorandum
of the pertinent points. Then he asked
for the papers upon which two pOstmas-
| tiers had been removed. l noticed his
brow corrugate as he read these. More
memorandum was made, many questions
asked, and out he went.
az have discovered said the Senator,
"that my colleague has been playing
double; that my enemies have controlled
the appointment of two postmasters who
hate me; that friend has been removed
on false accusations, and that the loca-
tion of a pOstotfiCe is about to be taken
from me and placed with my opponents"
The Superintendent of the Railway
Mail Service got some of the Senator's
documents, in the form of letters aud
recommendations for postal Clerkships;
also petition to reinstste a clerk and
another to remove one. The Superin-
tendent of Free Delivery was asked to
send an inspector to two or three little
cities to see if they were not entitled I'M
der the new law to free mail delivery.
| The First Assistant Postmaster Gene al
/ wanted to know after the Senator gave
| the names of more than dozen fourth
class postmasters for removal and as
many more for appointment If there was
anything he could do for the Senator, and
when told "nothing, whatever" he
smiled and said he hoped the senator
would call when he wanted something.
"And now" sighed the Senator, 'for
our last building-the pension office.
! Here is plsce Visit SIX days in the week
when l am in the city. This is the bane
| of public men. We tramp here